Jaime Jaquez Jr.

Maybe that doesn't happen.

Maybe he hurts his foot.

Maybe the planter for shyness comes back.

Maybe he slips and falls down the stairs.

I have no idea.

But I started getting that pit in my stomach thinking about Brandon Nimmo's three or four win season.

that could be coming versus Marcus Simeon slowly rotting at second base in New York.

I totally agree.

I mean, I grew up hearing my dad growls about that.

And so I have clearly adopted a very similar tone when you watch the sort of like the fundamental baseball go badly.

And that's like a fundamental thing is get the ball up in the air when you've got a runner in that position.

You know, the team has been dreadful to start the season with runners in scoring position.

Last year, statistically, the team was third or fourth in baseball with runners in scoring position.

But that stat is insanely skewed because you may recall last August, they hit 285 with runners in scoring position, which was second best in the league that month.

They hit 50 home runs that month.

They also went 11 and 17 because that was the month in which their pitching completely imploded.

And the reality is they were not a top five with runners in scoring position team throughout the rest of the season.

In fact, they were barely top 10 most of the year despite having a $350 million payroll.

And they have struggled over the years doing this.

It's been different ownership, different regimes.